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The accidental collision of a long-derelict SpaceX rocket upper stage with the moon, including its predicted trajectory, the impact itself, and subsequent scientific analysis of the resulting crater.

NASA orbiter images reveal SpaceX rocket’s moon impact crater

NASA has released before-and-after images of the crater created when a SpaceX Falcon rocket’s upper stage struck the moon on Aug. 5. The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter photographs show a crater that scientists estimate is 60 feet (18 meters)…

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Stray SpaceX Falcon 9 stage believed to have struck the moon

A SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage is believed to have struck the moon on Wednesday near the Einstein crater at approximately 5,400 mph (8,700 km/h), BBC News reported. The impact occurred at around 07:35 BST (06:35 GMT) and produced a flash…

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SpaceX rocket stage on course to strike moon Wednesday

A SpaceX rocket upper stage launched more than a year ago is on course to unintentionally strike the moon Wednesday at 5,400 mph, predicted by space tracking expert Bill Gray.
The impact will occur near Einstein Crater on the moon's sunlit western limb and is expected to be visible from the eastern United States, Canada, and much of South America.
Scientists and skygazers are eager to observe the lunar impact, which Gray said will carve out a crater and send up a plume of dust and rubble.
The growing volume of material in Earth's orbit is a concern, Gray said, noting, "Things are getting crowded up there."

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